¶ USB Drive Mode

¶ Usage

• PA100 Pro supports switching to USB Drive Mode. After connecting to a computer or mobile phone via a Type-C cable, you can access device disk data as either an MTP media device or a UMS virtual external disk.
• Note: PA100 Pro and PocketCloud use USB Drive Mode differently. Please switch tabs to find the correct model documentation.

¶ Enable USB Drive Mode

¶ How to Enable

• APP/PC client: 【Hardware & System】->【Enable USB Drive Mode】-> On

  

¶ Transfer Protocol

• MTP (Media Transfer Protocol): computer/phone ↔ device main disk

• UMS (virtual disk): computer/phone ↔ virtual USB ↔ device main disk

  Compatibility	Windows	MacOS	Android	IOS
  MTP	✅	✅ Install OpenMTP	✅	❌
  UMS	✅	✅	✅	✅

¶ Connection Duration

• Long-term valid: stays enabled until manually disabled
• One-time valid: automatically disabled after disconnecting

¶ Device Data Access

¶ Connection Method

• The device must be powered on, otherwise it cannot be recognized

• Cable connection

  • Type-C to Type-C: Suitable for mobile phones, tablets, laptops, etc.
  • Type-C to Type-A: Suitable for desktop PCs, etc.
  • Note: Use the official standard cable or an officially recommended cable
  

• After a successful connection

  • It is normal that USB Drive Mode is not shown on the device's small screen (slightly different from PocketCloud)

  • Once the computer or phone recognizes the device, the USB Drive Mode related settings in the APP will be grayed out

    

¶ MTP && MacOS

• Install OpenMTP on MacOS: OpenMTP (opens new window)

• Open OpenMTP on MacOS: to access device data, the left side shows computer files and the right side shows device files

  

¶ MTP && Windows

• Open 【This PC】 in Windows

  

¶ MTP && Android

• After the phone recognizes the device, the 【Open with】 dialog pops up automatically; select 【Files】

  

¶ UMS && MacOS

• Open 【Finder】 in MacOS or find the entry on the desktop

¶ UMS && Windows

• Open 【This PC】 in Windows

  

¶ UMS && IOS

• Open the 【Files】 app on your phone

  

¶ UMS && Android

• Open the 【File Manager】 app on your phone

  

¶ Usage

• PocketCloud supports switching to USB Drive Mode. After connecting to a computer or mobile phone via a Type-C cable, the device is recognized as external storage, and you can access disk data directly through the file manager.
• Note: PA100 Pro and PocketCloud use USB Drive Mode differently. Please switch tabs to find the correct model documentation.

¶ Enable USB Drive Mode

¶ How to Enable

• APP/PC client: 【Hardware & System】->【Enable USB Drive Mode】-> On

  

¶ Compatibility

¶ Device Data Access

¶ Connection Method

• The device must be powered off, otherwise it cannot be recognized

• Cable connection

  • Type-C to Type-C: Suitable for mobile phones, tablets, laptops, etc.
  • Type-C to Type-A: Suitable for desktop PCs, etc.
  • Note: Use the official standard cable or an officially recommended cable
  

• After a successful connection, the device's small screen displays 【USB Drive Mode】

  

¶ MacOS

• Open 【Finder】 in MacOS

  

¶ Windows

• Open 【This PC】 in Windows

  

¶ IOS

• Open the 【Files】 app on your phone

  

¶ Android

• Open the 【File Manager】 app on your phone